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Brexit continues to hang over the relationship between the EU and the UK and this was reflected in mid-January. ZEDRA, the global expansion specialists, noted in January the EU s parliament voted in favour of changing the regulations of what constitutes a blacklisted country.
The jab has also been approved for those aged between 65 and 74 years in France.
President Emmanuel Macron previously described the jab as “quasi-effective” due to inconclusive data.
He has since backtracked on the comments, and said he would take the jab himself.
France has administered a total of 4,839,444 vaccine doses, according to Our World In Data.
EU news: Leaders and officials have embraced the AstraZeneca jab, backing down from their criticism (Image: PA)
EU news: Jean Castex has praised the AstraZeneca jab as ‘very efficient’ after Macron called it ‘quasi-effective’ (Image: PA)
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Germany has also backtracked on their initial ruling on AstraZeneca, now approving the vaccine for over-65s.
Under the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, Brussels can still take action against the UK for historic complaints – if the alleged breaches were made before the end of the transition period at the end of last year.
In May 2018, the Commission signalled it would sue Britain – and five other member states – in order to decrease pollution.
Germany, France, Italy, Romania and Hungary were also included in the legal challenge.
It was said the UK had failed meet limits set on nitrogen oxide and particulate matter, which are caused by road traffic, industry, heating and agriculture.
THE EU s ECJ is set to rule on whether the UK broke its rules today (Image: GETTY)